Improvement in horse-shoes



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atmt titte ROBERT G. JAMESONAND WILLIAM H. CHAMBEBLAIN, VOF BRIS- TOL, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Letters Patent No. 84,745, dated December 8, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-SHOES.

The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all lwhom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that we, ROBERT G. JAMESON and WILLIAM H. OHAMBEnnaIN, of Bristol, in the county of Grafton, and State of New Hampshire, have invented a lnew and useful Improvement in Horse-Shoes; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specitication.

This invention relates to a new and improved method of constructing horse-shoes, whereby they are rendered m'uch more useful than horse-shoes made in the ordinary manner; and

the thawing at I) b, the side shown in the drawing beingthat which goes next the hoof.

C is the bar which is attached to the slice.

The calks are formed on this bar, as seen in section, g. 2,-where (l represents one of the-rear or heel-calks, and

e, the toe-calli. p

The bar C is fastenedto the shoe A by the hooks f g, on' the har, which pass through the slots b b, and hook under the shoe, as seen in the drawing.

When the hooks are thus passed through the plate, the bar is drawn forward, so that it can be fastened to the shoe by a single screw, h, passing through the hole t'.

The slots through the .plate A are made inclined or wedging on their under sides, and the hook is made to.

fit, as seen in iig. 2, so that the side of the shoe which goes next to the foot is smooth, as represented.

For the purpose of protecting the hoof of the horse, the bar C is curved inward, as seen at J J, on each side of .the frog7 ofthe hoof, which prevents stones wedging in between the frog and the shoe, and also prevents the hoof from balling with snow. l

It will be seen that, by taking out the single screw h., the bar with the calks can be removed, for sharpening the-calks, without in any manner disturbing the shoe A;

The advantages of this arrangement are many, and must be obvious to all.

We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patente- The bar C, of the form herein shown, and provided with heel and toe-calks,'when fastened to the shoe by means of the hooks f f and slots b b at the heel, and screw fi at the toe, substantially as described for the purpose specied.

The above speciicationof our invention signed by 11s, this 20th dey of october, 186s.

ROBERT G. JAMESON. WM. H'. GHAMBERLAIN.

Witnesses S. K. Meson, ALBERT, BLAKE. 

